#CC4545#CC4545

#CC4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.171 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4545
RGB	rgb(204, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 66.2%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.92, 53.30, 29.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.92, 61.08, 29.23°)
OKLab	oklab(58.02% 0.1563 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(58.02% 0.171 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.1070, 17.5273, 7.5321)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4545 #45CCCC

analogous

#CC4588 #CC4545 #CC8845

triadic

#CC4545 #45CC45 #4545CC

tetradic

#CC4545 #88CC45 #45CCCC #8845CC

square

#CC4545 #88CC45 #45CCCC #8845CC

split-complementary

#CC4545 #45CC88 #4588CC

monochromatic

#762020 #A62E2E #CC4545 #D97575 #E6A5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#CC4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#CC4545 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4545

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4545	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696244

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.171 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38079',
    500: '#cc4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4545;
$custom-light: #e38079;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.962,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58016,
    "c": 0.17128,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4545

secondary

#99D3D3

accent

#E0E048

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4545

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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